Developing an overarching design concept What is the show about What do we really need to get that point across to the audience Think Big picture Establish a statement VisualAudibleWritten AbstractConcrete ID: 612488
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Set Design
Developing an overarching design concept
What is the show about?
What do we really need to get that point across to the audience?
Think Big picture, Establish a statement
Visual/Audible/Written
Abstract/Concrete
Simple/Complex
Examples
Addams Family
Great Gatsby
Curiosity Cat
Laramie ProjectSlide2
Texture
Texture comes from mood and atmosphere of the text/script
Types of materials to create textureFabricsWoodMetalsPlastics/FoamsGlassTexture helps create the type of feeling you want to convey to the audience
Set DesignSlide3
Color
Color can convey mood or elements of Given Circumstances
What does your color convey to the audience. Think specific adjectives.Color WheelSet Design
Lighting can change the color of a set design
Stay away from lighting/set color combos
Red/Green
Blue/Ambers
Yellow/LavenderSlide4
Logistics and Practical Design Concepts
What type of set do you need?
Box/One SetMulti-SetUnit SetSet Design as a floor planPoint of view2DWhat needs to be on a set design? How do I draw it?
Examples
Set DesignSlide5
Functions of Light
The “Why” of stage lighting
Visibility- Ability to see the performers on stage. MAIN FUNCTIONSelective Focus- lighting can tell audience where to lookModeling- lighting can make performers look a certain wayMood-Lighting can convey mood or emotion to audienceConvey information- lighting can inform audience of time of day, season, location
Lighting DesignSlide6
The Controllable Qualities of Light
The “how” of lighting design
Distribution- Designer can control how much light is used in certain areas of stageIntensity- Designer can control how bright or dim a light can beMovement- A designer can control if a light moves (spotlight or laser)Color- A designer can use color to help create mood or setting
Lighting DesignSlide7
Identifying a “Look”
A “look” determines what the audience sees
Includes both Controllable qualities of light and utilizes the functions of lightAny time something about these two elements changes, the “look” has changedExamplesLighting Look #1
Lighting Look #2
Lighting Look #3
Lighting DesignSlide8
Practical Lighting Components and Instruments
Instruments
FresnelsEllipsoidalsSpotlightsMoving LightsToolsGelsGobos (
Example #1
,
Example #2
)Fog/Haze (Example #1 , Example #2
)
Lighting DesignSlide9
Standard Pathway
Sound DesignSlide10
Types of Microphones (the toddlers of sound…)
Dynamic Vs. Condenser
MicsWired MicsHandheldShotgunHanging
Wireless Microphones
Body/Lavaliere
Mics
Headset MicrophoneHandheldFeedback: WHY????
Sound Effects
How necessary is the sound effect? Does it enhance anything?
Think where the sound would originate from
Realistic VS Stylized sound
Ambient Noise
SoundSlide11
Research
Identify the time period of the play and research it
Time PeriodsSEE PAGE #135 for complete listKnow the characterExamine the given circumstances and how that can be portrayed through clothingKnow the following about the characterAge
Social Class
Financial Position/Job
Marital Status
Country of orgiinHealth
Moral Beliefs
Mental State
Level of Education
CostumesSlide12
Design Choices
Costumes should fit with the themes and moods of the production
Lighting/Set DesignCostumes can be used as a metaphor or to suggest a character traitIs there a “key” piece that the rest of the costume is designedExamples
Costumes